Ugnė Žilytė was born in Vilnius in 1979 Having completed her studies in printmaking, the artist places great importance on classical techniques, particularly intaglio printmaking and academic drawing. Decorativeness, conventionality, and abstraction are foreign to Žilytė, so the traditional techniques of etching, lithography, and drypoint emerged naturally in her work as the ones best suited to reveal her creative ideas, convey meticulous drawing, and often express a dramatic mood.